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How Russia sees itself, with Orlando Figes
How Russia sees itself, with Orlando Figes
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, the historian Orlando Figes’s latest book considers how Russia and its rulers see the country.He speaks to Alix Kroeger about why his book is called The Story of Russia, rather than The History of Russia, what drives Vladimir Putin and the low chances of the country liberalising any time soon.The Story of Russia is published by Bloomsbury and available from 1 SeptemberRead more:Serhii Plokhy: “The Ukrainian army that no one ever knew existed is winning”Vladimir Putin has failed to learn Stalin’s lessonsHow Vladimir Putin views the world Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Aug 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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